Akihiro Nakamura

Akihiro Nakamura
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-23) August 23, 1977
Place of birth Satte, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Tokai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Sembawang Rangers
2003 SAFFC
2004 Albirex Niigata (S)
2005–2006 Balestier Khalsa 26 (2)
2007–2008 Woodlands Wellington 8 (2)
2009–2011 Tampines Rovers 91 (5)
2012 Eunos Crescent
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akihiro Nakamura (中村 彰宏, Nakamura Akihiro; born August 23, 1977) is a retired Japanese football player who last play for Singapore National Football League club, Eunos Crescent.

Youth career

Nakamura played for his high school and university teams for Urayasu Tokai High School and Tokai University respectively.

Club career

Nakamura have spent his entire professional football career in Singapore's S.League since he entered professional football with Sembawang Rangers in 2001 after passing a trial conducted by the team. He was a salaryman back in his native Japan prior to becoming a professional footballer. Nakamura has also played for SAFFC, Albirex Niigata Singapore, Balestier Khalsa, Woodlands Wellington and Tampines Rovers and also National Football League club, Eunos Crescent for one season. Nakamura has appeared 125 time for Tampines Rovers in all club competition.

In 2004, Nakamura signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore but was dropped after a poor season.[1] In 2005, Balestier Khalsa signed Nakamura. During a S.League match against Albirex Niigata Singapore, Nakamura scored the only goal against his former club to help Balestier win the match 1-0.[1]

He is currently also the general director for football academy called Global Football Academy (in Singapore) with an AFC B License.[2]

Personal life

Nakamura is married with a son and a daughter.

References

  1. ^ a b Ding, Eric (6 May 2005). "Sweet revenge for Nakamura". Today (Afternoon ed.). p. 74.
  2. ^ "Staff". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
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